It needed a little bit of welding to some fins on the barrel and I got that done in Weston Super Mare. So I slowly started doing up the bike and that’s how the interest took off. I was riding in trails during this time but unfortunately I injured my knee and broke my cruciate ligament whilst competing at an event in Freshford.

I did want to ride the Scottish the following year but managed to dislocate my knee whilst competing in the Kickham a few weeks before the start and was not able to compete. So I got down to restoring bikes really and having this Bultaco. I got more and more interested into the Bultaco scene and bought a number of other 4 speed Bultacos as well. I suppose I’ve had 7 in total but not all at the same time.669NHO mid restoration.

The actual first Sammy Miller Bultaco that changed the sport forever www.retrotrials.com

The 4 speed Bultaco became commercially available in this country in about 1965 but of course this one was an earlier model from 1964.

The actual first Sammy Miller Bultaco that changed the sport forever www.retrotrials.com

The other bultaco’s I’ve had date back to about 1967. Over the years I believe Bultaco made about 1200 4 speed’s .

669NHO had a strange engine number on it. The introduction of Sherpa's started off with a 10 for a model 10, but this engine number starts with a 4. The 4 is based upon the Sherpa “n” or the Matador, one or the other. I think this is what the actual bike was based on but to be honest I didn't realise that this was the bike ….for many many years.

The actual first Sammy Miller Bultaco that changed the sport forever www.retrotrials.com